Chapter 182: Warm airport reception
The police took the case of abduction and trafficking very seriously.
Zhao Zhaodi thought that her mother had been at home all these years and did not travel all over the country like human traffickers, so she thought her mother was just an ordinary person, not a kidnapper.
In the police interrogation room, Li Cuiyun refused to admit it at first.
But Xu Youyou asked Zhao Zhaodi a few more questions.
"Mom... Aunt Li's habit? She is very superstitious and believes in pig, cow and sheep religion. She goes to the temple to burn incense on the first and fifteenth day of every month. Sometimes she lets me go with her, but she won't let my brother go with her."
"Friends? She has no friends. Her adoptive father... Uncle Zhao and she are not from the village, and have no relatives in the local area. I vaguely remember that I did run around with her when I was a child. Her adoptive father died in a car accident when I was five years old."
"She rarely does odd jobs, and the family is not short of money. She said the money was compensation for my adoptive father's car accident, and she wanted to save money, so she didn't let me go to high school..."
Xu Youyou told the police everything Zhao Zhaodi knew.
After the police obtained these clues and changed the direction of the interrogation, not long after that, Li Cuiyun's psychological defenses completely collapsed.
"Li Cuiyun wants to see the victim." The police conveyed Li Cuiyun's thoughts to Xu Youyou and Zhao Zhaodi.
Zhao Zhaodi looked hesitant when she heard this.
Xu Youyou rejected it directly for her: "I don't think it's a good idea to let them meet. Zhaodi has suffered a lot under Li Cuiyun over the years. Not only does she have to do the work of the whole family alone, but Li Cuiyun would beat and scold her whenever she was not satisfied. Now she wants to meet Zhaodi, probably for her son."
Zhao Zhaodi's eyes darkened. Even though Li Cuiyun was not nice to her, for the past ten years or so, she really thought that Li Cuiyun was her biological mother.
The police nodded helplessly: "She did want her daughter to take better care of her brother. We criticized and educated her, but she was very persistent."
Xu Youyou asked: "If a normal criminal wants to see the victim, would you agree?"
The police did not agree with Li Cuiyun's idea at first, but they conveyed it because it was their duty. Now after hearing such an answer, they had no objection and turned to talk to them about what they were most concerned about, which was Zhao Zhaodi's life experience.
"When Li Cuiyun and her husband were young, they were in a kidnapping gang. Because they had no children of their own, they prayed to gods and Buddhas everywhere. A small sect, which she now strongly believes in, told her that it was because of their bad karma that they had no children."
"Li Cuiyun and her husband were eager to have a child. Under the advice of this small sect, they decided to adopt a child first and let the adopted child lead the way for their biological child."
"They immediately fell in love with Zhao Zhaodi, who was abducted by a human trafficker gang. They thought the little girl was as pretty as a New Year picture doll and would definitely be a beauty when she grew up. It would be a good deal whether she was given as a child bride to their own son or married off to receive a dowry."
"The couple took advantage of the gang members not paying attention, embezzled some of the money, and took Zhao Zhaodi to the village where they live now, where they settled down."
"According to Li Cuiyun's account, the human traffickers kidnapped the person in a shopping mall in downtown Suzhou, but she couldn't specify which mall or when."
"The child didn't have any obvious ornaments on her at the time. She was wearing a small dress and looked like she came from a well-off family. We have also contacted the Suzhou police about the specific situation. Currently, there are several families that meet the requirements."
Zhao Zhaodi clenched her hands suddenly and her nose felt sore. For some reason, when she heard the word "Gusu", she felt like crying.
Xu Youyou patted her shoulder comfortingly, and then took the little girl into his arms: "Don't worry, now that we have a direction, we will definitely find your biological parents."
However, Lu Jingyao, who was standing aside, looked at Zhao Zhaodi with a thoughtful look on his face.
"The little girl's face looks familiar." Lu Jingyao said.
Xu Youyou immediately looked at him expectantly.
Lu Jingyao and Xu Youyou came to Luoyang together. He did have official business to deal with and was busy for several days. Only then did he have time to meet Xu Youyou. It was also the first time he met Zhao Zhaodi.
Lu Jingyao thought about it, took out his phone and tapped a few times, then played a piece of Pingtan music "Blue bricks and tile paint..."
A dazed look suddenly appeared on Zhao Zhaodi's face, as if long-forgotten memories were suddenly awakened.
"It seems that a child is missing from my grandmother's relative's family, but I can't remember whether it is a boy or a girl." Lu Jingyao said.
Xu Youyou immediately said, "If he is really the child of your grandmother's relative, then his family is indeed well-off. Zhaodi will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and she won't have to worry about not having enough money to study."
Lu Jingyao didn't elaborate on the specific situation of the distant relative, and casually said: "If that's the case, the little girl will have to call me cousin in the future."
Xu Youyou laughed and said, "It just so happens that the next audition will be in Gusu, which will make it convenient for Zhaodi to find her relatives."
Zhao Zhaodi showed joy when she heard that, but then she felt homesick again.
Half an hour later, Lu Jingyao came over and said, "Now the search for relatives in Gusu is being organized by my distant relative. I just talked to her on the phone, and the Gusu police have already told her about this. Although they can't confirm whose child Xiao Zhao is, they have organized an airport pick-up."
Zhao Zhaodi immediately showed a look of fear: "What if I'm no one's child..."
Lu Jingyao hurriedly said, "Don't feel pressured by this. They will try their best to organize pick-up and drop-off activities for every child who comes to Gusu. Although this is time-consuming and laborious, they hope to gain recognition from the lost children through such actions, and also hope to get some comfort from it."
Just hearing him say that, Zhao Zhaodi felt like crying.
That night, Xu Youyou and her group parted ways with Lu Jingyao at Luoyang Airport.
Lu Jingyao was busy with official duties and could not continue to accompany Xu Youyou to Gusu this time.
Two hours later, Xu Youyou and his group arrived in Suzhou.
"Nannan? Are you my daughter?"
"Is it my baby?"
Four people, two couples, were sent to the airport to pick up the children. The children in the photos in the hands of these four people were all two years old. They looked like a white and cute group of people. It was obvious that the parents cherished this lost child very much.
At this time, the four parents looked at Zhao Zhaodi with eager and expectant eyes, staring at the little girl's face seriously, examining her inch by inch, as if they wanted to find similarities between her face and the child in the photo in their hands.
Zhao Zhaodi was about two years old when she fell into Li Cuiyun's hands. However, Li Cuiyun was very cautious and had no photos of Zhao Zhaodi before the age of six, so it was not convenient to compare the photos with those in the hands of these people.
Zhao Zhaodi had never been surrounded by such strong family affection, and she was a little at a loss for a moment.
Finally, Xu Fang stepped in and said, "We understand how you feel, but the child has never seen such a scene, so don't scare her."
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